According to his family, John Pettitt died of COVID-19 on Christmas Eve. The family posted on social media on Saturday that Petit had died “peacefully and surrounded by love” on Thursday. The family wrote: “There are no words to express what the wonderful and loving husband, father and grandfather were, and no words to express how much we miss him.” Pettitt was Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Iowa Barnstormers Football Club. “John was one of the kindest men who ever lived,” the family wrote. “If you know him, you love him – unless you try to negotiate with him. He left an imprint on those he met. He treated strangers the same way he treated his family. There are countless people who considered him a father or best friend figure.” Barnstormers took In Iowa also to writing on social media, “It’s impossible to think of Iowa Barnstormers without thinking of John Pettitt. He was our heart and soul.” Instead of flowers, the family asks people to donate to the Iowa ARL Association, the Puppy Jake Foundation. And the Diabetes Memorial. They will not serve Pettitt at this time.
According to his family, John Pettitt died of COVID-19 on Christmas Eve.
The family posted on social media on Saturday that Petit had died “peacefully and surrounded by love” on Thursday.
The family wrote: “There are no words to express what the wonderful and loving husband, father and grandfather were, and no words to express how much we miss him.”
Pettitt was Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Iowa Barnstormers Football Club.
“John was one of the kindest men who ever lived,” the family wrote. “If you know him, you love him – unless you try to negotiate with him. He left an imprint on those he met. He treated strangers the same way he treated his family. There are countless people who considered him a father figure or a best friend.”
The Iowa Barnstormers also took up writing on social media, “It’s impossible to think of Iowa Barnstormers without thinking of John Petit. He was our heart and soul.”
Instead of flowers, the family asks people to donate to ARL in IowaAnd the The Jake Puppy Foundation And the Diabetes Memorial. They will not serve Pettitt at this time.
